2015 Aviation accidents

2015 has been a fairly successful year for the aviation industry, with limited number of air accidents in comparison to other years. In terms of commercial aviation concerning passenger jets, only 7 aircraft have been known to endure problems. This is significantly lower than expected given the known number of flight departures per year, saying much about the safety present in this expanding industry. The significant accidents of 2015 are listed as follows:

Air Canada 624 

This accident occurred early in the year, on March 29, 2015. The accident involved an A320 with a scheduled departure from Toronto, bound from Halifax. It is known that the meteorological conditions played a significant role in the visibility obtainable to the pilots and the aircraft skidded off the end of the runway. Minimal fatalities occurred and most passengers recovered safely. 

Asiana 162

This accident involved another A320 aircraft, headed from seoul Inchon International airport (ICN) to Hiroshima, Japan. This accident materialised on April 14, 2015 and the aircraft was known to touch down slightly short of the runway, resulting in the aircraft skidding on its tail and ending up on a grass patch adjacent to the terminal building. The accident was insignificant and all survived with minimal fatalities. 

British Airways 2276

This incident was involving a Boeing 777 operated by British Airways on route from Las Vegas to Gatwick airport. Unfortunately, due to the presence of an unexpected fire occurring on takeoff the aircraft aborted the takeoff and refrained from departing Las Vegas on September 8, 2015. No one on board was significantly injured. 

Delta Airlines 1086

An MD-88 aircraft on path from Atlanta to LGA airport, New York endured an incident, resulting in the aircraft running up a seawall berm and striking a perimeter fence. There was no fatalities, which was lucky regarding the circumstances. 

German Wings 9525

On March 24, 2015 a GermanWings A320 aircraft struck an unfortunate deed, nose diving into the french alps north east of French town, Nice. The aircraft was departing Spain and headed for Germany. The cause of the crash is believed to be a case of pilot suicide, consequently all passengers and crew on board did not survive. 

Turkish Airways 1878 

On April 25, 2015 Turkish Airways flight 1878 endured an incident whilst servicing the flight from Milan to Istanbul. The aircraft was an A320, and was thought to roll prior to landing, damaging the wing and causing a fire. Minimal fatalities were reported. 

Transasia 235

Transasia 235 was operating on a routine flight from Taipei to Kinsmen in an ATR72-600 aircraft when it was known that one of the engines flamed out, followed by loss of the other engine. The inequality of power caused the aircraft to bank sharply prior to crashing in the Keelung river. This occurred on February 4, 2015 and 48 out of 54 passengers did not survive. 

Taking into account the number of flights departing yearly, the accident rate for 2015 concerning commercial passenger jets is relatively low. The A320 aircraft, however, did endure a rather unfortunate year having the aircraft involved in 4/7 accidents. Happy New Year!!